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Barbados vs Portugal statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Barbados has a population of 282K (ranked 175/197), compared with 10.7M in Portugal (ranked 90/197). Barbados' land area is 166 sq mi versus 35,369 sq mi for Portugal (ranked 184th vs. 108th).

By GDP, Barbados ranks 158/197 ($7.16B) and Portugal ranks 47/197 ($309B). By GDP per capita, Barbados ranks 47/197 ($25,366), while Portugal ranks 44/197 ($28,844).

Main facts and rankings

Barbados Portugal
Population
282698
10687819
Population rank 175/197 92/197
GDP
$7.16B
2024
$309B
2024
GDP rank 158/197 47/197
GDP per capita
$25,366
2024
$28,844
2024
GDP per capita rank 47/197 44/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$22,672
2024
$50,617
2024
Government debt
$7.48B
2024
$293B
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
99%
2025
91.8%
2025
Government debt per person
$26,478
2024
$27,381
2024
Government debt per person rank 27/185 26/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$17,631
2025
$15,657
2025
Land area
166 sq mi
2025
35,369 sq mi
2025
Population density
1,701 ppl/mi²
2024
303 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.71
2023
1.44
2023
Median age
40.2 years
2024
47.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
82.7 years
2025

Barbados and Portugal: Comparison Charts

Barbados and Portugal economies compared

GDP
Barbados

Portugal
Year GDP
Barbados Portugal
1960 $80,021,847 $3,339,150,158
1961 $85,363,759 $3,573,719,085
1962 $88,782,583 $3,835,883,663
1963 $99,893,761 $4,084,251,593
1964 $99,252,731 $4,429,202,657
1965 $105,021,997 $4,901,711,248
1966 $113,195,123 $5,370,108,031
1967 $125,554,009 $6,002,607,030
1968 $125,733,669 $6,644,693,214
1969 $141,393,142 $7,287,555,035
1970 $166,210,203 $8,108,235,704
1971 $186,826,503 $9,201,604,240
1972 $213,725,217 $11,239,117,865
1973 $260,767,828 $15,090,564,186
1974 $311,804,630 $17,512,391,476
1975 $402,178,605 $19,347,607,843
1976 $435,911,269 $20,332,831,565
1977 $495,097,668 $21,439,523,311
1978 $552,883,707 $23,487,614,051
1979 $670,362,452 $26,622,819,672
1980 $1,012,280,615 $32,896,519,824
1981 $1,114,204,743 $31,977,276,873
1982 $1,163,923,830 $30,527,754,793
1983 $1,236,016,507 $27,239,650,742
1984 $1,346,890,071 $25,217,969,050
1985 $1,409,536,121 $27,115,807,742
1986 $1,547,755,183 $38,745,901,354
1987 $1,704,370,308 $48,182,925,857
1988 $1,812,757,918 $56,347,250,696
1989 $2,006,165,167 $60,594,092,182
1990 $2,012,131,457 $78,713,860,217
1991 $2,020,583,702 $89,233,599,278
1992 $1,957,000,000 $107,592,098,307
1993 $2,063,342,117 $95,009,751,901
1994 $2,151,344,901 $99,688,641,304
1995 $2,216,974,096 $118,122,007,430
1996 $2,363,645,403 $122,630,089,680
1997 $2,498,384,130 $117,016,535,163
1998 $2,817,083,478 $123,946,327,916
1999 $2,951,822,205 $127,470,385,557
2000 $3,059,500,000 $118,605,192,877
2001 $3,054,500,000 $121,604,107,165
2002 $3,106,500,000 $134,795,565,549
2003 $3,209,500,000 $165,226,175,537
2004 $3,444,500,000 $189,382,122,532
2005 $3,819,500,000 $197,253,876,705
2006 $4,217,323,400 $208,756,449,276
2007 $4,675,767,950 $240,496,147,317
2008 $4,790,410,400 $263,416,394,624
2009 $4,466,809,600 $244,667,762,836
2010 $5,191,188,500 $238,443,864,993
2011 $5,342,183,800 $245,426,767,676
2012 $5,271,257,500 $216,536,676,772
2013 $5,361,158,350 $226,677,408,292
2014 $5,365,976,700 $230,078,616,300
2015 $5,288,057,750 $199,038,523,120
2016 $5,330,761,500 $206,305,431,242
2017 $5,517,340,450 $220,862,990,767
2018 $5,629,916,200 $242,092,894,543
2019 $5,788,288,000 $240,115,970,063
2020 $5,168,344,450 $229,618,773,423
2021 $5,275,242,050 $256,055,879,091
2022 $6,257,303,500 $256,898,675,069
2023 $6,720,733,200 $289,696,962,620
2024 $7,165,000,000 $308,683,317,393

Barbados and Portugal economies compared

GDP per capita
Barbados

Portugal
Year GDP per capita
Barbados Portugal
1960 $347 $377
1961 $366 $400
1962 $377 $426
1963 $421 $452
1964 $414 $490
1965 $433 $545
1966 $462 $601
1967 $508 $676
1968 $506 $752
1969 $567 $832
1970 $666 $934
1971 $750 $1,065
1972 $856 $1,302
1973 $1,042 $1,748
1974 $1,243 $2,000
1975 $1,601 $2,128
1976 $1,734 $2,173
1977 $1,968 $2,267
1978 $2,198 $2,457
1979 $2,668 $2,756
1980 $4,025 $3,368
1981 $4,417 $3,246
1982 $4,599 $3,080
1983 $4,866 $2,735
1984 $5,284 $2,523
1985 $5,510 $2,705
1986 $6,031 $3,862
1987 $6,625 $4,804
1988 $7,033 $5,624
1989 $7,773 $6,056
1990 $7,781 $7,885
1991 $7,790 $8,959
1992 $7,519 $10,811
1993 $7,905 $9,535
1994 $8,223 $9,977
1995 $8,460 $11,781
1996 $9,012 $12,185
1997 $9,522 $11,576
1998 $10,734 $12,199
1999 $11,244 $12,475
2000 $11,675 $11,526
2001 $11,640 $11,735
2002 $11,760 $12,937
2003 $12,076 $15,798
2004 $12,886 $18,064
2005 $14,214 $18,780
2006 $15,620 $19,839
2007 $17,235 $22,811
2008 $17,566 $24,949
2009 $16,295 $23,151
2010 $18,860 $22,552
2011 $19,346 $23,247
2012 $19,034 $20,593
2013 $19,308 $21,676
2014 $19,278 $22,121
2015 $18,954 $19,216
2016 $19,066 $19,980
2017 $19,693 $21,442
2018 $20,056 $23,541
2019 $20,584 $23,343
2020 $18,347 $22,299
2021 $18,697 $24,711
2022 $22,164 $24,621
2023 $23,804 $27,386
2024 $25,366 $28,844

Barbados vs. Portugal life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Barbados

Portugal
Year Life expectancy, years
Barbados Portugal
1950 53.6 58.5
1951 54.7 58.7
1952 55.9 59.8
1953 57 61.1
1954 58.3 62.2
1955 59 61.4
1956 60.5 61.2
1957 61.7 61.4
1958 62.4 63.7
1959 63.3 62.9
1960 64.1 64.1
1961 65 62.8
1962 65.7 64.3
1963 66.2 64.9
1964 66.7 65.1
1965 67.2 66.1
1966 67.7 65.6
1967 67.9 66.5
1968 68.2 66.8
1969 68.5 66.4
1970 68.5 67.1
1971 68.8 66.8
1972 69.1 69.2
1973 69.1 68.6
1974 69.4 69.1
1975 69.8 68.8
1976 70.1 69.1
1977 70.6 70.3
1978 71.1 70.8
1979 71.5 71.6
1980 72.1 71.7
1981 72.6 71.9
1982 72.9 72.7
1983 73.2 72.7
1984 73.3 72.9
1985 73.3 73.2
1986 73.4 73.6
1987 73.5 74.1
1988 73.4 74.1
1989 73.4 74.7
1990 73.5 74.3
1991 73.5 74.2
1992 73.6 74.9
1993 73.7 74.8
1994 73.8 75.7
1995 73.9 75.5
1996 74.1 75.5
1997 74 75.9
1998 74.5 76.1
1999 74.6 76.3
2000 74.6 76.8
2001 74.7 77.2
2002 74.8 77.4
2003 74.9 77.6
2004 75.1 78.4
2005 75 78.3
2006 75 79.1
2007 75.3 79.3
2008 75.3 79.6
2009 75.5 79.8
2010 75.5 80.1
2011 75.6 80.6
2012 75.7 80.6
2013 75.8 80.9
2014 75.9 81.3
2015 76.1 81.3
2016 76.2 81.4
2017 76.2 81.7
2018 76.4 81.6
2019 76.5 82
2020 76.6 81.4
2021 76.6 81.4
2022 75.7 81.2
2023 76.2 82.4
2024 76.3 82.6
2025 76.5 82.7

Barbados and Portugal population clocks and comparison

Population
Barbados

Portugal
Year Population
Barbados Portugal
1960 230,893 8,857,716
1961 233,148 8,929,316
1962 235,224 8,993,985
1963 237,557 9,030,355
1964 239,958 9,035,365
1965 242,417 8,998,595
1966 244,996 8,930,990
1967 247,091 8,874,520
1968 248,540 8,836,650
1969 249,444 8,757,705
1970 249,387 8,680,431
1971 249,168 8,643,756
1972 249,658 8,630,430
1973 250,322 8,633,100
1974 250,777 8,754,365
1975 251,175 9,093,470
1976 251,442 9,355,810
1977 251,626 9,455,675
1978 251,551 9,558,250
1979 251,269 9,661,265
1980 251,524 9,766,312
1981 252,270 9,851,362
1982 253,095 9,911,771
1983 253,992 9,957,865
1984 254,920 9,996,232
1985 255,820 10,023,613
1986 256,618 10,032,734
1987 257,279 10,030,031
1988 257,763 10,019,610
1989 258,109 10,005,000
1990 258,582 9,983,218
1991 259,373 9,960,235
1992 260,267 9,952,494
1993 261,027 9,964,675
1994 261,620 9,991,525
1995 262,039 10,026,176
1996 262,284 10,063,945
1997 262,392 10,108,977
1998 262,436 10,160,196
1999 262,517 10,217,828
2000 262,063 10,289,898
2001 262,425 10,362,722
2002 264,148 10,419,631
2003 265,776 10,458,821
2004 267,298 10,483,861
2005 268,706 10,503,330
2006 270,002 10,522,288
2007 271,288 10,542,964
2008 272,714 10,558,177
2009 274,123 10,568,247
2010 275,243 10,573,100
2011 276,139 10,557,560
2012 276,938 10,514,844
2013 277,665 10,457,295
2014 278,348 10,401,062
2015 278,990 10,358,076
2016 279,598 10,325,452
2017 280,171 10,300,300
2018 280,711 10,283,822
2019 281,207 10,286,263
2020 281,698 10,297,081
2021 282,147 10,361,831
2022 282,318 10,434,332
2023 282,336 10,578,174
2024 282,467 10,701,636

Fertility rates in Barbados and Portugal

Fertility rate
Barbados

Portugal
Year Fertility rate
Barbados Portugal
1960 4.71 3.16
1961 4.15 3.21
1962 4.3 3.23
1963 4.3 3.12
1964 4.21 3.21
1965 4.18 3.15
1966 4.14 3.16
1967 3.6 3.16
1968 3.57 3.12
1969 3.34 3.12
1970 3.08 3.01
1971 3.2 3
1972 3.15 2.86
1973 2.87 2.77
1974 2.65 2.7
1975 2.45 2.75
1976 2.24 2.82
1977 2.2 2.69
1978 1.84 2.45
1979 1.86 2.31
1980 1.78 2.25
1981 1.85 2.13
1982 1.86 2.07
1983 1.86 1.95
1984 1.75 1.9
1985 1.77 1.72
1986 1.69 1.66
1987 1.61 1.62
1988 1.58 1.61
1989 1.64 1.57
1990 1.84 1.56
1991 1.84 1.56
1992 1.8 1.54
1993 1.77 1.52
1994 1.73 1.45
1995 1.7 1.41
1996 1.67 1.44
1997 1.65 1.47
1998 1.62 1.47
1999 1.78 1.5
2000 1.93 1.55
2001 1.96 1.45
2002 1.86 1.46
2003 1.86 1.44
2004 1.8 1.4
2005 1.74 1.41
2006 1.7 1.37
2007 1.76 1.35
2008 1.76 1.39
2009 1.77 1.34
2010 1.79 1.39
2011 1.76 1.35
2012 1.73 1.28
2013 1.73 1.21
2014 1.73 1.24
2015 1.73 1.31
2016 1.72 1.37
2017 1.72 1.38
2018 1.72 1.42
2019 1.72 1.44
2020 1.71 1.42
2021 1.71 1.35
2022 1.71 1.43
2023 1.71 1.44

Barbados and Portugal demographics compared

Median age
Barbados

Portugal
Year Median age, years
Barbados Portugal
1960 21.9 27.9
1961 21.8 28.1
1962 21.8 28.3
1963 21.8 28.5
1964 21.8 28.7
1965 21.8 28.8
1966 21.8 29
1967 21.9 29.1
1968 22.1 29.2
1969 22.2 29.4
1970 22.4 29.6
1971 22.6 29.7
1972 22.8 29.6
1973 23 29.6
1974 23.2 29.7
1975 23.5 29.7
1976 23.8 29.8
1977 24.1 29.9
1978 24.5 30
1979 24.9 30.3
1980 25.3 30.6
1981 25.7 30.8
1982 26.1 31.1
1983 26.5 31.4
1984 26.9 31.7
1985 27.3 32.1
1986 27.7 32.5
1987 28 32.9
1988 28.4 33.3
1989 28.7 33.7
1990 29.1 34.2
1991 29.5 34.6
1992 29.9 35
1993 30.4 35.4
1994 30.8 35.7
1995 31.3 36.1
1996 31.7 36.4
1997 32.1 36.8
1998 32.6 37.1
1999 33 37.4
2000 33.3 37.7
2001 33.7 38
2002 34 38.3
2003 34.3 38.6
2004 34.6 39
2005 34.9 39.4
2006 35.3 39.8
2007 35.6 40.2
2008 36 40.6
2009 36.3 41
2010 36.5 41.5
2011 36.8 41.9
2012 37.1 42.4
2013 37.4 42.9
2014 37.7 43.4
2015 37.9 43.8
2016 38.2 44.3
2017 38.5 44.7
2018 38.7 45.2
2019 39 45.6
2020 39.2 46.1
2021 39.4 46.5
2022 39.6 46.8
2023 39.9 47.2
2024 40.2 47.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Barbados Portugal
GNI, Atlas method
$6.68B
2024
$285B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
27.7%
2025
43.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
3.56%
2024
4.55%
2022
Military expenditure, % of GDP n/a
1.52%
2023
Armed forces personnel
1,000
2020
52,000
2020
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-0.27%
2025
+0.52%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.54%
2023
6.43%
2024
Services, % of GDP
75.4%
2023
66.4%
2024
Industry, % of GDP
13.2%
2023
18.4%
2024
Economic freedom index
68.9
2025
70.5
2025
Income share by richest 10%
25.8%
2016
26.9%
2023
Income share by poorest 10%
2.5%
2016
2.7%
2023
Number of millionaires n/a
171,797
2024
Percentage of millionaires n/a
1.95%
2024
Number of billionaires
1
2025
1
2025
Percentage of billionaires
0.0005%
2025
0.00001%
2025
Listed domestic companies
15
2020
40
2018
Market capitalization of domestic companies
$2.78B
2020
$61.9B
2018
Total reserves including gold
$1.65B
2024
$42.4B
2024
Personal remittances received
$85.2M
2024
$1.8B
2024
International tourist arrivals
966,000
2019
4,208,000
2020
International tourism as share of exports
44.4%
2016
12.2%
2020
Banked people share n/a
91.4%
2024

Energy

Barbados Portugal
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
1,478 kg
2007
1,853 kg
2023
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$13.4
2007
$25.6
2023
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
0.8 megatons
2023
36.2 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
2.82 tons
2023
3.42 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
0%
2007
63.1%
2023
Renewable energy use share
5.5%
2022
32.3%
2021
Alternative and nuclear energy use share n/a
14.9%
2023
Net energy imports use share n/a
77.2%
2023
Electric power consumption per capita n/a
5,146 kWh
2023
Renewable electricity output share
7.33%
2021
64.9%
2021
Hydroelectric share
0%
2021
30.3%
2023
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
100%
2023

Society

Barbados Portugal
% of world population
0.003%
2024
0.13%
2024
Annual migration change
-70
2024
+20,648
2024
Urban population
31.5%
2024
68.4%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.81 ft
2025
5.72 ft
2025
Average female height
5.44 ft
2025
5.29 ft
2025
Quality of life index
65.7
2025
77.3
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
68
2024
57
2024
Higher education index
9
2025
87
2025
Homicides per 100K people
15.3
2022
0.8
2021
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.2
2019
8.2
2019
Visa free countries
155
2025
175
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.5%
1980
96.8%
2021
English speaking
100%
2023
27.3%
2023
People using the Internet
80%
2023
88.5%
2024

Health

Barbados Portugal
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,302
2022
$2,744
2023
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$609
2022
$817
2023
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
82.7 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.67%
2022
0.08%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
2.97
2022
5.77
2021
Age at first childbirth n/a
30.2 years
2023
Maternal mortality per 100K births
35
2023
15
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
10
2023
3.2
2023
Obesity rate
38.9%
2022
22.5%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
13.2%
2024
10.5%
2024
Air quality index
99
2025
82
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
7%
2022
25.6%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
8.22 liters
2020
8.88 liters
2020

Territory

Barbados Portugal
% of world land
0.0003%
2025
0.06%
2025
Land area per capita
588 sq mi
2024
3,305 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
38.6 sq mi
2025
15,328 sq mi
2025
Forest area
24.3 sq mi
2025
12,788 sq mi
2025
Roads length
1,056 mi
2015
n/a

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